461 How does training under conditions of enhanced expectations for performance success influence us under pressure and dual-task conditions? Is it possible to explain these effects in the ecological approach? Download link Articles:Enhanced expectancies benefit performance under distraction, but compromise it under stress: Exploring the OPTIMAL theory More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

460 How successful have we been at overturning so of the basic myths of practice design and where do we need to go next?  A review of Effective Practice and Instruction: Skill Acquisition Framework for Excellence (SAFE).Download link Articles:Effective Practice and Instruction: Skill Acquisition Framework for Excellence (SAFE) More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research…

459 How, when, and why should we be using variability in practice? What type and how much? A look at a new applied model.Download link Articles:An applied model for using variability in practice More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu…

458 A review of a new study comparing traditional prescriptive coaching, the CLA and DL training for reducing ACL injury risk in basketball. Is variability an injury prevention mechanism?Download link Articles:Manipulation of task constraints is the most effective motor learning method for reducing risk factors for ACL injury during side-step cutting in both male and…

457 Is it better to practice a skill with an unpredictable, yet limited number of options or separately rehearse each of the options in isolation? An example of task simplification vs decomposition and how they relate to functional variability.Download link Articles:How functional movement variability facilitates successful skill adaptation during the volleyball attack More information:Subscribe in…

456 Is random practice really better than blocked? Does it apply to sports skills? Is the contextual inference explanation of variability of practice supported by the evidence?  Download link Articles:The myth of contextual interference learning benefit in sports practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis Support the podcast and receive bonus content More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…

454 A review of the paper “How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework” which incorporates self-determination theory explicit, explicit learning and implicit learning.Download link Articles:How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…

453A look at a couple of papers on a coach’s role within the constraints-led approach (CLA)? Is the role of coach in the CLA simply to design constraints manipulations and get out of the way or is there more to it than that? Does a coach need to adapt too? What is the role of…

452 Andrew Wilson and I discussing the concept of the Uncontrolled Manifold and how it relates to good and bad variability and affordances. We also look at his new paper on using a UCM to understand throwing.Download link Articles: Affordances for Throwing: An Uncontrolled Manifold Analysis More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…